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Colorful & Collapsible Set Gives New Meaning to Flatware

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 08:00 PM PST

kitchen set

Not the table-setting kind of flatware you are used to, these kitchen implements are a new breed of slim design. As space-saving strategies go it is hard to beat a flat-pack approach, but in this case the benefits go beyond storage, too.

folding kitchen set

folding for dishwasher

When it comes to cumbersome kitchen accessories, packing flat means fitting things into dishwashers, too.

folding board design

folding flat pack

Dubbed Formadables by the crowds supporting and advising the project over at Quirky, the series includes a cutting board, bowl, strainer, colander and grater.

folding drawer slide

Collectively, these snap-together designs can be stacked and slid into a drawer out of the way, thus taking up less space when not in use.

folding design concept

folding table display

They also form a spectrum of colors that calls out their connection visually while also helping the user keep track of them by function.


    

Ceiling-Suspended Bed Doubles as Chandelier or Night Light

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST

small lift bed design

This smallish cabin comes in at under 600 square feet, but its cleverly-integrated drop-down bed saves a great deal of space in style.

small space loft bed

Vincent Kartheiser‘s small Hollywood studio (designed by Funn Roberts with images by Joe Pugliese) is not what one might expect from a famous actor, but then again the trends have been shifting toward small-space living for some time now.

small lift bed

The bed in particular is a wonderful piece of multi-functional furniture. When lifted, the light beneath it becomes a ceiling lamp and the bed frame its housing. Set on the ground and the indirect illumination is more suited to heading toward bed at night.

small bed counterweights

A three-hundred-pound counterweight offsets the suspended bed, making it easy to lift and lower as needed by grabbing the cleverly-left empty space between the bottom and top of the frame. Centrally located under the slanted roof, it takes maximum advantage of the ceiling height to retract up and out of the way.


    

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